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Byline: Nondhanada Intarakomalyasut
Nov. 2--The Tourism Council of Thailand has asked the government to help provide training to hotel, restaurant and other tourism employees to help identify potential security threats.
The request comes as the industry is entering the peak holiday season and tensions in southern Thailand have reached the boiling point following a riot last week that resulted in 87 deaths, including 78 people who suffocated in custody.
Council chairman Vichit Na Ranong, who also owns several hotels in Phuket, has asked Sonthaya Khunpluem, the tourism and sports minister, to approach the police about providing security training.
Mr Vichit stressed that travel ...